About Landcare

Landcare is an Australian movement of people on the land as well as in urban areas. Together, they care for land, water and wildlife, and are supported in this by State and federal governments, as well as business.

The movement came together in 1989 in Victoria as an alliance between the National Farmers Federation and the Australian Conservation Foundation.

There are 1800 landcare groups in NSW in 2006 and 50 % of these name weed control and revegetation their most common issues.

Landcare groups make up their own policies and rules and develop their individual focus, based on member interests and natural events. Most landcare groups operate on privately owned land and the majority of landcarers are farmers.

Bellinger Landcare Inc was founded in 1997 with an equal representation of groups and management committee members from the Dorrigo Plateau, the Bellinger Valley and the coast.

The constitution has been adapted over the years to more accurately reflect how this organisation functions and what it does and membership is now open to individuals as well as groups at no cost.

Bellinger Landcare Inc employs landcare coordinators who support local landcaring volunteers.

One rule that all landcare groups adhere to and which is integral to all government financial project support is that only locally indigenous native plants are used in revegetation and restoration projects.

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